Sharjah vs Abu Dhabi, Emirates D10 League
Table-topping Sharjah can seal first place in the Emirates D10 tournament group if they beat last-placed Abu Dhabi in their final group-stage match. The match takes place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on August 5 and the live action starts at 18:00 local time.
Sharjah have been in excellent form so far, winning eight of their nine matches. Most recently, Umair Ali picked up his 16th wicket in just nine matches to help them to a 15-run victory against Dubai. They have 16 points – two more than second-placed ECB Blues – and will be guaranteed to finish first in the league table if they win this match.
Abu Dhabi, on the other hand, have won just twice in eight games so far – a record that puts them bottom of the group on net run rate. They are level with Ajman and Dubai on four points and have not played since last Thursday, when they beat Ajman but then lost to Fujairah.
Sharjah vs Abu Dhabi Live streaming
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Toss Prediction
Sharjah have excelled bowling or batting first, but they have been particularly dominant doing the former.
Weather Report
A change of venue does not bring a change of weather, with Dubai still sweltering hot with no chance of rain.
Pitch Condition
The Dubai International Cricket Stadium is likely to favour batting as much as the ICC Academy did.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Sharjah vs Abu Dhabi (UAE Domestic T10 (D10).
Abu Dhabi Team News & Playing 11
TAD Team News
Rameez Shahzad missed the last two matches but has been key at the top of the order. He could return to partner Ali Abid if he is available this time out. Ghulam Farid would drop to three in that case.
TAD Key Players
- Ali Abid: In just six innings so far, he has smashed 203 runs, including 66* against Ajman and 83* against Fujairah in his two most recent innings.
- Rameez Shahzad: Missed the last two matches but still sits in the top ten for batting so far after three half-centuries.
- Dilawar Khan Orakzai: One of just three bowlers to have reached double figures for wickets so far and, more remarkably, he has done it in just six matches too. He took 4-24 in the most recent win.
TAD Team Form
Abu Dhabi have beaten Ajman twice so far but otherwise lost every other game. They earned their second win against Ajman on their most recent day of action, as Dilawar Khan Orakzai took 4-24 to restrict Ajman to 112/7 before Ali Abid hit 66* to seal an eight-wicket win. Abid then scored 83* against Fujairah in the next game, but Abu Dhabi could only reach 118/1 in reply to 139/4.
Abu Dhabi Predicted Playing 11
Rameez Shahzad, Ali Abid, Ghulam Farid, Kai Smith (wk), Usama H. Shah, Graeme Cremer (c), Rizwan Ali, Ghulam Murtaza, Dilawar Khan Orakzai, Aryan Lakra, Vinayak Vijayan
Sharjah Team News & Playing 11
SBK Team News
Sharjah had Tahir Latif and Nathan Shibu involved last time out, and they could give them another go prior to these fixtures.
SBK Key Players
- Umair Ali: Led the bowling in this tournament with 17 wickets so far and he showed his batting qualities with a stunning 60* from 17 balls against Fujairah too.
- Renjth Mani: Needs just four more runs to become the first Sharjah batsman to pass 200 in this tournament. He scored well and he scored quickly at the top of the order.
- Fayyaz Ahmad: Two half-centuries have helped him to 174 runs so far, and the wicket-keeper-batsman and captain hammered 31 from 19 balls last time out.
SBK Team Form
Sharjah have been in excellent form so far, winning all but one of their nine games to sit top of the table. They continued that run most recently against Dubai Pulse, when a number of key contributions with the bat helped them to 126/7 and they limited Dubai to 111/6 in reply – Gk Grishnan taking 2-8.
Sharjah Predicted Playing 11
Khalid Shah, Renjth Mani, Umair Ali, Fayyaz Ahmad (c, wk), Gk Gkrishnan, Syam Ramesh, Junaid Shamzu, Ali Anwaar, Rizwan CP, Tahir Latif, Nathan Shibu
🏆 Abu Dhabi vs Sharjah Prediction
Sharjah will be keen to round off on an excellent group stage performance with another win in this match.
Aug 05, 2020
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
ICC Academy Ground - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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